流逝汉英词典

overreach

O 开头单词GRE词汇

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌəʊ.vəˈriːtʃ]
  • 美式音标 [ˌoʊ.vɚˈriːtʃ]
  • 国际音标 [,əuvə'ri:tʃ]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • v.做事過頭；（靠狡詐）取勝；（伸得過長而）超出
  • v.做得過頭；伸得過遠；誇大；行騙
  • n.馬後蹄踢前蹄

词根记忆

  • over(過分) + reach(伸出)→做過了→做事過頭

同根派生

  • n性質的同根詞
    overproduction：生産過賸；過度産生。
    overreaction：過度反應。
    overprotection：過度保護。

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • Right now, public fears of overreach seem to be under control, but they aren't far beneath the surface.
    眼下，公衆對攤子鋪得太大的擔憂似乎得到了控制，但這遠沒到可以忽略的程度。
    blog.sina.com.cn
  • Yet from the point of view of liberty, there is a serious danger of overreach, and therefore grounds for caution.
    然而，從自由的角度來看，軟家長主義存在嚴重越權的危險，因此，有必要謹慎從事。
  • In both cases, Mr Beinart argues, the desire to do great deeds and not simply what was necessary led to episodes of overreach and disappointment.
    貝納特認爲，在兩個案例，意欲進行偉大壯擧而不單單衹做必要之事導致了過度伸張和失望。

    • 權威例句

  • Without judicial review or informed public debate, the potential for abuse and overreach is vast.
    NEWYORKER: Remote Control
  • If the Democrats overreach, if the party's liberals go too far, that may improve GOP standing.
    NPR: Conservatively Speaking, Things Look Bad
  • This represents a spectacular overreach of authority which end-runs designated responsibilities constitutionally reserved for Congress.
    FORBES: A Pivotal Court Challenge: America vs. the EPA

词组短语

    短語

  • overreach protection 超越保護
  • overreach buffer 過卷緩沖
  • overreach interference 越站乾擾
  • Overreach oneself 弄巧成拙;不自量力
  • imperial overreach 帝國弩末

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to fail by trying to achieve, spend, or do more than you can manage

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that someone overreaches themselves, you mean that they fail at something because they are trying to do more than they are able to.

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